TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1982
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CHAIRING THE THIRD SYMPOSIUM PAPER ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MEDIA+, ALSO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2, AT 2 PM, WILL BE MR ANTONY DEAN, DIRECTOR OF THE RADIO PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION. THIS TOPIC WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION ON RADIO AND TELEVISION, RECORDINGS, FILMS AND TAPES, THE PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS AND THE IR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS WORLD. THE SPEAKER WILL BE MR NARAYANA MENON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, BOMBAY.
THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD AT 9 AM ON MARCH 3, AND WILL TURN ITS ATTENTION TO +SPONSORSHIP+, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENTAL, INSTITUTIONAL, COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE FUNDING OF THE ARTS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MR JOHN MAZZOLA, WILL BE THE SPEAKER, WITH MR LYON ROUSSELL OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL, LONDON, IN THE CHAIR.
DURING THE FINAL SESSION, THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE DURING THE COURSE OF THE PRECEDING SESSIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE DELEGATES.
AS A COROLLARY TO THE SYMPOSIUM, THREE CONCERTS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE SHOUSON THEATRE OF THE ARTS CENTRE, WHICH WILL ILLUSTRATE THE OVERALL THEME OF THE SYMPOSIUM,
THE PROGRAMMES WILL REPRESENT BOTH WESTERN AND EASTERN CONCEPTS AND WILL FEATURE ARTISTS FROM IRAQ, INDIA AND HONG KONG. THE MUSIC OF THE CHINESE PIPA WILL BE HEARD ALONGSIDE THE ARABIC LUTE IN THE RECITAL PROGRAMME SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 1, WHILST THE CAPTIVATING SOUND OF THE INDIAN SAROD WILL CONTRAST WITH THE MELLOW TONES OF THE CHINESE CHENG ON MARCH 2. AN IMAGINATIVE PROGRAMME OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCE AND MUSIC WILL BE PRESENTED ON MARCH 3, AS THE THIRD PRESENTATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SYMPOSIUM.
TICKETS FOR ALL THREE EVENING PERFORMANCES ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE ARTS CENTRE BOX OFFICE.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING SYMPOSIUM CO-ORDINATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SYMPOSIUM SECRETARIAT, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT. C.G.O., WEST WING, TELEPHONE 5-951854 AND PRESS ENQUIRIES TO 5-951872.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL SYMPOSIUM ON EAST-WEST EXCHANGE IN MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.
THE OPENING SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 9.15 AM ON MARCH 1 (MONDAY) IN THE RECITAL HALL OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
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